Mainstreaming gender equality and human rights in the security sector

Project contact

Darko Stančić

Assistant Director and Head of Southeast Europe Division

Project overview

DCAF aims to assist governments, military and police with addressing discrimination and strengthening the role of women in the security sector. The 2015 – 2017 Gender and Justice Project identified gender inequality as a root cause of domestic violence (DV), sexual and gender-based harassment (SGBH) and gender bias (GB). The project was made up of four complementary thematic components: